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Freight Trains
Contributed by: Squires
  • 1. What is a freight train primarily used for?
A) Transporting passengers
B) Transporting goods
C) No specific purpose
D) Carrying mail
  • 2. What powers most freight trains?
A) Electric engines
B) Solar power
C) Diesel engines
D) Steam engines
  • 3. What is the purpose of a caboose at the end of a freight train?
A) Decorating the train
B) Transporting cargo
C) Housing crew and monitoring the train
D) Providing extra power
  • 4. What are the tracks that allow freight trains to pass one another called?
A) Junctions
B) Sidings
C) Mainline
D) Interchanges
  • 5. Which country has the longest freight train network in the world?
A) India
B) China
C) Russia
D) United States
  • 6. Which term describes the act of adding or removing cars to or from a train along its route?
A) Merging
B) Shunting
C) Switching
D) Detaching
  • 7. Which type of brake is commonly used on modern freight trains?
A) Drum brakes
B) Air brakes
C) Hand brakes
D) Disc brakes
  • 8. What is the term for a special freight train that transports goods long distances across multiple countries?
A) Intermodal train
B) Transcontinental train
C) Express train
D) Global cargo train
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